Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.
1. A communication device capable of selectively operating in one of a plurality of states including a parent station state in which the communication device functions as a parent station of a wireless network, a child station state in which the communication device functions as a child station of the wireless network and a device state different from the parent station state and the child station state and not capable of wirelessly communicating object data with a mobile device via the wireless network due to not being registered with the network in an administration list, and capable of executing a specific wireless communication via the wireless network by operating in the parent station state in the wireless network, the communication device comprising: a first type of interface for executing a wireless communication with the mobile device at a first communication speed; a second type of interface for executing a wireless communication with the mobile device at a second communication speed faster than the first communication speed; one or more processors; and a memory that stores computer-readable instructions therein, the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, causing the communication device to execute: sending to the mobile device a first wireless setting for causing the mobile device to belong to a first wireless network using the first type of interface while the communication device operates in the parent station state in the first wireless network; receiving a first request from the mobile device using the second type of interface after sending the first wireless setting; causing the mobile device to belong to the first wireless network in response to receiving the first request; executing the specific wireless communication of the object data, which includes print, scan, or any related visual data, with the mobile device using the second type of interface via the first wireless network after the mobile device belongs to the first wireless network; newly constructing a second wireless network for the communication device to execute the specific wireless communication in a case where the communication device operates in the device state, the second wireless network being a network to which the communication device and the mobile device are to belong; sending to the mobile device a second wireless setting for causing the mobile device to belong to the second wireless network using the first type of interface in a case where the second wireless network is to be constructed; receiving a second request from the mobile device using the second type of interface after sending the second wireless setting causing the mobile device to belong to the second wireless network in response to receiving the second request; and executing the specific wireless communication of the object data with the mobile device using the second type of interface via the second wireless network after the mobile device belongs to the second wireless network.
2. The communication device as in claim 1 , wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, causing the communication device to further execute: determining that the communication device is to operate in the parent station state in the second wireless network in the case where the second wireless network is to be constructed.
3. The communication device as in claim 2 , wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, causing the communication device to further execute: determining that the communication device is to operate in the parent station state in the second wireless network without executing a selectively determining process of determining in which of the parent station state or the child station state the communication device is to operate in the second wireless network in the case where the second wireless network is to be constructed.
4. The communication device as in claim 1 , wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, causing the communication device to further execute: selectively determining in which of the parent station state or the child station state the communication device is to operate in the second wireless network in the case where the second wireless network is to be constructed.
5. The communication device as in claim 1 , wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the communication device to further execute: setting, in accordance with a user's instruction, a mode of the communication device to either a first mode in which the communication device is capable of belonging to a wireless network for executing the specific wireless communication or a second mode in which the communication device is not capable of belonging to the wireless network for executing the specific wireless communication; and in a case where the communication device sets the second mode, changing a mode of the communication device from the second mode to the first mode.
6. The communication device as in claim 5 , wherein in a case where the mode of the communication device is the first mode, the communication device is capable of executing a wireless communication with an external device different from the mobile device, the external device belonging to the second wireless network, the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the communication device not to execute changing the mode of the communication device from the first mode to the second mode in a case where the external device currently belongs to the second wireless network after the mode of the communication device has been changed from the second mode to the first mode and the specific wireless communication has been executed with the mobile device via the constructed second wireless network, and the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the communication device to execute changing the mode of the communication device from the first mode to the second mode in a case the external device does not currently belong to the second wireless network after the mode of the communication device has been changed from the second mode to the first mode and the specific wireless communication has been executed with the mobile device via the constructed second wireless network.
7. The communication device as in claim 1 , wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the communication device to further execute: receiving specific information from the mobile device via the first type of interface, and in a case where the specific information is received in the case where the second wireless network is to be constructed, the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the communication device to execute: starting a selectively determining process of determining in which of the parent station state or the child station state the communication device is to operate in the second wireless network.
8. The communication device as in claim 1 , wherein maximum distance across which the communication device executes the wireless communication with the mobile device using the second type of interface is greater than maximum distance across which the communication device executes the wireless communication with the mobile device using the first type of interface.
9. A communication device capable of selectively operating in one of a plurality of states including a parent station state in which the communication device functions as a parent station of a wireless network, a child station state in which the communication device functions as a child station of the wireless network and a device state different from the parent station state and the child station state and not capable of wirelessly communicating object data with a mobile device via the wireless network due to not being registered with the network in an administration list, and capable of executing a specific wireless communication via the wireless network by operating in either the parent station state or the child station state in the wireless network, the communication device comprising: a first type of interface for executing a wireless communication with the mobile device at a first communication speed; a second type of interface for executing a wireless communication with the mobile device at a second communication speed faster than the first communication speed; one or more processors; and a memory that stores computer-readable instructions therein, the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, causing the communication device to execute: sending to the mobile device a first wireless setting for causing the mobile device to belong to a first wireless network using the first type of interface while the communication device operates in the parent station state in the first wireless network; receiving a first request from the mobile device using the second type of interface after sending the first wireless setting; causing the mobile device to belong to the first wireless network in response to receiving the first request; executing the specific wireless communication of the object data, which includes print, scan, or any related visual data, with the mobile device using the second type of interface via the first wireless network after the mobile device belongs to the first wireless network; and sending information to the mobile device indicating that the communication device does not execute the communication of the object data with the mobile device via the first type of interface in a case where the communication device operates in the child station state in a wireless network.
10. The communication device as in claim 9 , wherein maximum distance across which the communication device executes the wireless communication with the mobile device using the second type of interface is greater than maximum distance across which the communication device executes the wireless communication with the mobile device using the first type of interface.
11. A communication device capable of selectively operating in one of a plurality of states including a parent station state in which the communication device functions as a parent station of a wireless network, a child station state in which the communication device functions as a child station of the wireless network and a device state different from the parent station state and the child station state and not capable of wirelessly communicating object data with a mobile device via the wireless network due to not being registered with the network in an administration list, and capable of executing a specific wireless communication via the wireless network by operating in either the parent station state or the child station state in the wireless network, the communication device comprising: a first type of interface for executing a wireless communication with a mobile device at a first communication speed; a second type of interface for executing a wireless communication with the mobile device at a second communication speed faster than the first communication speed; one or more processors; and a memory that stores computer-readable instructions therein, the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, causing the communication device to execute: sending to the mobile device a first wireless setting for causing the mobile device to belong to a first wireless network using the first type of interface while the communication device operates in the parent station state in the first wireless network; receiving a first request from the mobile device using the second type of interface after sending the first wireless setting; causing the mobile device to belong to the first wireless network in response to receiving the first request; executing the specific wireless communication of the object data, which includes print, scan, or any related visual data, with the mobile device using the second type of interface via the first wireless network after the mobile device belongs to the first wireless network; receiving connection information from the mobile device using the first type of interface while the communication device operates in the child station state in a second wireless network; disconnecting from the second wireless network in a response to receive the connection information; newly constructing a third wireless network for the communication device to execute the specific wireless communication after disconnecting from the second wireless network, the third wireless network being a network to which the communication device and the mobile device are to belong; sending to the mobile device a third wireless setting for causing the mobile device to belong to the third wireless network using the first type of interface in a case where the third wireless network is to be constructed; receiving a third request from the mobile device using the second type of interface after sending the third wireless setting; causing the mobile device to belong to the third wireless network in response to receiving the third request; and executing the specific wireless communication of the object data with the mobile device using the second type of interface via the third wireless network after the mobile device belongs to the third wireless network.
12. The communication device as in claim 11 , wherein maximum distance across which the communication device executes the wireless communication with the mobile device using the second type of interface is greater than maximum distance across which the communication device executes the wireless communication with the mobile device using the first type of interface.
13. The communication device as in claim 1 , wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the communication device to further execute: sending information to the mobile device indicating that the communication device does not execute the communication of the object data with the mobile device via the first type of interface in a case where the communication device operates in the child station state in a wireless network.
14. The communication device as in claim 1 , wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the communication device to further execute: receiving connection information from the mobile device using the first type of interface while the communication device operates in the child station state in a third wireless network; disconnecting from the third wireless network in a response to receive the connection information; newly constructing a fourth wireless network for the communication device to execute the specific wireless communication after disconnecting from the third wireless network, the fourth wireless network being a network to which the communication device and the mobile device are to belong; sending to the mobile device a third wireless setting for causing the mobile device to belong to the fourth wireless network using the first type of interface in a case where the fourth wireless network is to be constructed; receiving a third request from the mobile device using the second type of interface after sending the third wireless setting; causing the mobile device belonging to the fourth wireless network in a response to receive the third request; and executing the specific wireless communication of the object data with the mobile device using the second type of interface via the fourth wireless network after the mobile device belongs to the fourth wireless network.
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August 9, 2016
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